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County renews jail medical contract, adds nursing staff and extends term
Summary
Liberty County approved an updated contract with a jail healthcare provider that adds registered nurse and LVN positions, raises average daily population limits, lowers a per-diem figure and extends the contract term to four years at a reduced annual percentage increase.
Liberty County—s commissioners on Aug. 20 approved an updated contract with the county jail—s healthcare provider to extend the agreement and add medical staffing.
A county representative said the contract reached its three-year renewal point and the new agreement adds a registered nurse and another licensed vocational nurse (LVN) to address increased inmate medical needs. The item also raises the average daily population (ADP) threshold from 300 to 330 and adjusts the per-diem previously set in an amendment (the transcript records a per-diem change read as "lowered ... to 97¢"). The vendor offered a four-year renewal term in exchange for lowering the annual percentage increase from 2.95% to 2% if the county accepts a four-year term.
County staff said the changes were intended to bring more medical capability inside the jail and to contain costs over time by reducing off-site medical transports. The court reviewed the contract, found it acceptable and approved the renewal by voice vote. Staff and the vendor will finalize contract paperwork and implement the additional staffing and ADP parameters under the new term.
The transcript records the substance of the agreement and the staffing changes; specific dollar totals for the new contract were not read aloud in the public session and should be referenced in the signed contract for precise figures.
